Ornamental bead chain



Jan. 10, 1933. HA PULVER 1,894,195

VORIMNMSJNTAL BEAD CHAIN Filed April 26, 1932 Patented Jan. 10, 1933UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ORNAMENTAL Application filed April 28,

My invention relates to improvements in bead chains of a type adapted toform bracelets, necklaces and the like for ornamental purposes. l

`While my invention may be applied to any type of bead it isparticularly adapted to be used on a so-called type of button bead,which has hitherto been mounted in the usual mounting prior to Stringingon a chain or other type of string. In place of the usual mounting Icarefully select beads which preferably have oppositely disposed flatportions on the surface thereof and provide String holes therein. I thenString this type of bead on a string without any mountings at all and asa Substitute for said mountings, I employ flat discs strung on saidString means between each bead, abutting the oppositely disposed flatportions of adjacent beads and being alternately inclined relative toeach other. By employing these discs and Stringing them on string meansintermediate of the beads, he discs appear to form a mounting for eachindividual bead and I am enabled to provide an attractive type of beadstring. When the string is pulled tightly the discs take a shapeobliquely behind each bead to give a simulation of an individualmounting therefor.

A further object of my invention is to provide a novel method ofStringing beads of a general type. of button beads having polygonalfacets thereon or oppositely disposed flat portions thereon and makingmountings therefor by the simple expedient of Stringing disesintermediate the beads.

These and such other objects of my invention as may hereinafter appearwill be best understood from a description of an embodiment thereof suchas is shown in the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing, Fig. l is a front elevation. of a bead chain constructedin accordance with my invention with the chain in curved u position.

BEAD CHAN 1932. Serial No. 607,568.

generally indicates a bead chain constructed in accordance with myinvention.

My invention is particularly adapt-ed to provide a novel method ofStringing So-called button beads having polygonal facets withoutproviding individual mountings therefor on the chain or withoutproviding a solid mounting having individual bead holes therein.However, any type of bead may be employed and I employ the word bead tobroadly include not only glass or semiprecious beads or buttons, butalso if desired precious or other types of stones or ornaments, whichmay be mounted similarly to beads. The beads are provided in theembodiment shown with a flat top and bottom portion 12 and 14respectively and the flat polygonal facet portions 16 extending upwardsfrom the median line 18 thereof and the similar complementary flatpolygonal facet portions 20 extending downwardly from the median linethereof and the string holes 22 extending diametrically thereof belowthe median line thereof. While my invention is primarily adapted forStringing beads of this type, it is obvious that for'the purpose of myinvention that the beads vmay only need to have oppositely disposed flatportions such as two oppositely disposed individual lower facet-S 20aand 20" on the lower surface thereof and the remainder of the beadsbeing round or of any other shape desired. To form the beads 11 into thebead string 10,"1 preferably employ the string means Q4 extendingthrough said string holes 22. While any type of a String maybe employed,I preferably as shown employ the flexible chain 24. As the improvedmounting means 26 for the individual beads 11, I preferably provide theflat disc shaped members 26 strung on said string means between eachbead, each abutting an alternate flat facet portion 16 and 2Orespectively on adjacent beads and being alternately inclined relativeto said beads to form the outwardly flaring mounting portion 28 shown inFig. l, giving a simulation of an outwardly flaring mounting on eachside of each respect-ive bead. Said disc members 2o are provided with apreferably central 100 hole 30 for receiving the flexible string means24. Y -4 In the preferred embodiment shown I preferably only employ thediametrically oppositely ldisposed facets or flat portions and 20boneach bead extending downwardly from the median line thereof 'and I sodiametrically locate the string holes that they extend dia metricallythereof below the median line. 18 thereof andl then arrange the beads ina line so that alternate beads' will face upwardly and downwardly and aseach head reversed to faire alternately upwardly and downward- 1 v it isthenobvious that the dise members will abut oppositely disposed lowerflat. facet portions o' alternate beads below the median line thereofand that the other parts of the beads may be round or of any otherdesired shape. 'f e It is thus apparent that I have provided a novelmounting for beads or other types of stones of this general type havingoppositely disposed flat facet portions di'a'metrieally oppositethereon, preferably below the median; line thereof and string holestherein preferably below the median line thereof, and niountings forsaid stones, jewels orfbeads comprising flat dises strung on a llexihlestring means between each bead, each flaring outwardly so as to.simulate a mounting built. rightinto the string strueture itself andwhich when the Vstring is extended will com pactl'v fitagainst the faeetportions to eoin paetly hold the entire head string together.. of apleasing appearance, relatively cheap to manufacture and relatively easyto construct. .Y

It is understood thatvmy invention is not limited to the specificembodiment shown and that various deviations may be made therefromwithout departing from the spirit and scopo of the appended elainis.

.Vhnt I clair-.i is: 'i c l. A head ehain'eon'api"*ng beads having .ilattops and bottoms. and flat polygonal :facet portions extending upwardsfrom the rnedian line thereof and .similar complementary polygonal facetportions extending down l olv troni the median line thereof and :rtringholes extending dian'ietricallyvv thereof below the. median linethereof, arranged in a line so that alternate heads will 'facenptvardlfs and downwardly respectively, disc shaped nienihers'having asubstantially Cen-- tral hole herein abutting opposed flat faeetportions of alternate heads and being alternately obliqnelj; :nriinefflrelative to saidi beads and i means extending through said disc holesand head holes to string them together. Y 'f Q. A. head f-lHinHosp-rising heads having Fat polygonal farei portion@ extending upwards'from lian line thereof and similar complementa, v polygonal facetportions extending downwardly' Troni the median llne llll lll

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tively, disc shaped members having a sub' stantially central holetherein abutting the flat facet portions of alternate beads and beingalternately obliquely inclined relativeto said beads and string meansextending through said disc holes and beadholes l'to string them toether.

3. A bead c lain comprising beads having iiat polygonal facet portionsextending downwardly from the median line thereof and string holesextending diametrically thereof below the median line thereof, arrangedin a line so that alternate heads will face upwardly and downwardlyrespective-- ly, disc shaped n'ienihers havinra substantially centralhole therein abutting the fiat por tions of alternate beads and beingalternately ohliquely inclined relative to said heads and string meansextending through said disc holes and head holes to string them twgether. f

4. A bead chain comprising heads having diainetric fiat portionsextending; downward jly from the median line thereof and string l'iolesvextending dininelricallv thereof below the median line thereof arrangedin a line so that alternate beads will 'face upwardly and downwardlyvrespectively, disc shaped members having a hole therein abutting;r the.flat portions of alternate beads and being alternately obliquelyinclined relative te said i string means extending through (i. A beadchain comprising beads having string holes and flat portions on thesurface thereof. string means for said beads extendlof ingr throngl'i,said string holes and monntings :for .said beads comprising flatdiscsstrung'.

on said string means between each bead abutl ting flat portions ofadiaeent beads and being alternately inclined relative to each other.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signatureY HAROLD L. PULVER.

